CHAPTER 4 Configuring Virtual

Private Networking

This chapter describes an optional feature of the WatchGuard SOHO: virtual private networking with IPSec.

NOTE

The following WatchGuard SOHOs support IPSec tunnels:

•WatchGuard SOHO with VPN Feature Key •WatchGuard SOHOtc

Why create a virtual private network?

Virtual Private Networking (VPN) tunnels enable you to simply and securely connect computers in two locations without requiring expensive, dedicated point-to-point data connections. With VPN, you use low cost connections to the Internet to create a virtual connection between two branch offices. Unlike a simple, un-

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